The Sidebar, hosted by Eric Barnes from The Daily Memphian, focuses on arts, culture and everything in between in Memphis, including interviews with people shaping the city and sometimes an exploration of topics stranger, funnier and more surprising than you might expect to hear.
Apr, 01 2026
The YMCA's impact on thousands of children in Memphis and the Midsouth
For many people, the Y is a gym. For others, it’s a place to swim. But one of the biggest impacts the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South has is on the 14,000 kids they work with across the Mid-South. Brian McLaughlin, group’s CEO, joined Eric Barnes to talk about that impact kids and families on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”















